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The Jama Masjid of Agra is an early example of imperial city-mosques endowed during the reign of Shah Jahan. [7] It is primarily built of red sandstone, with white marble used intermittently. The mosque covers an area of 1200 square metres, and is elevated above ground level by a raised podium.
Jama Masjid: It is a Jama Mosque meaning the congregational mosque and was perhaps one of the first buildings to be constructed in the complex, as its epigraph gives AH 979 (A.D. 1571–72) as the date of its completion, with a massive entrance to the courtyard, the Buland Darwaza added some five years later. It was built in the manner of ...
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The Agra Fort's modern appearance is largely owed to Shah Jahan, who dismantled several structures within the Agra Fort to add his own in marble. The Moti Masjid was one such structure. The mosque was constructed in the period 1646-1653, which was notably later than all of his other Agra Fort contributions (these were commenced in 1627, his ...
The architectural plan of Badshahi Masjid, built by Shah Jahan's son Aurangzeb at Lahore, Pakistan, is similar to the Jama Masjid.. [6] Shah Jahan also built the Taj Mahal, at Agra and the Red Fort in Old Delhi, which stands opposite the Jama Masjid.it remained the royal mosque of the emperors until the end of the Mughal period. [7] Jamamasjid
Jama Masjid: Champaner, Gujarat: 1513 CE: Sunni: Built during the reign of Mahmud Shah I, 7th ruler of Muzaffarid dynasty and 8th Sultan of Gujarat; Jama Masjid: Dildarnagar, Uttar Pradesh: 1705 CE: Sunni: Jama Masjid: Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh: 1571 - 1574 CE: Sunni: Built by 3rd Mughal Emperor, Akbar; Jama Masjid: Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh ...
A grand mosque, or congregational mosque, Friday mosque, great mosque or jama masjid, is a type of mosque which is the main mosque of a certain area that hosts the special Friday noon prayers known as jumu'ah. [1] [2] The following is a list of congregational mosques by country or region.